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Power Toy, a versatile Microsoft tool, encompasses a robust image resizing feature. Let's explore how to efficiently resize a batch of images using this tool.
Step 1: Visit Microsoft to download Power Toys to your computer.
Step 2: After a successful installation, open the Start Menu and type PowerToys to launch.
Step 3: For the initial use of PowerToys, you'll need to grant Admin privileges. Select Restart as administrator to restart with admin rights.
Step 4: To activate the Resize feature, choose the Image Resizer option and toggle on Enable Image Resizer.
Step 5: PowerToys offers various Resize modes with different dimensions. To add a size, simply select Add size.
Step 6: When creating a new size, you'll need to specify the name, size, unit of measurement, and image resize mode:
- Fill: Perfectly fills the space
- Fit: Adjusts to fit
- Stretch: Stretches to fit
These parameters apply to images resized from small to large, with the most common being the Fit mode, maintaining proportions, layout, and ensuring a seamless resized image.
Step 7: Below, you'll find various Encoding modes, keep them as is unless specific requirements arise. If you prefer high-quality images, change the JPEG quality level to 100.
Step 8: Finally, just give a name to the successfully resized image.
Step 9: To Resize images, select (multiple) images simultaneously and Right-click, then choose Resize pictures.
Step 10: In the Resize window, choose dimensions and configure settings as follows:
- Make pictures smaller but not larger: Images smaller than the specified size will retain their original dimensions.
- Resize the original pictures: No duplicates, directly resize the original images.
- Ignore the orientation of pictures: Disregard the orientation of images
Based on your needs, select the modes that suit you best.
Step 11: After completing the setup, choose Resize to commence the process.
Step 12: Resized images will be named following your pattern and numbered from (1) -> (99+).
Step 13: Behold the results of batch image resizing with Microsoft's PowerToys.
In this article, Software Tricks guides you on how to batch resize images using PowerToys released by Microsoft. Wishing you all a joyful day!
